ישעיהו כא:ב פירוש: רש״י ואבן עזרא

A harsh prophecy The prophet says, “This harsh prophecy concerning Babylon was told to me.”

חזות A vision.

the traitor shall be betrayed Jonathan renders: The robbers are robbed and the plunderers are plundered. The Hebrew wording, according to the Targum, is to be explained thus: The traitor another will come and betray him; and the plunderer another will come and plunder him. These are Persia and Media, who rob and plunder Babylon, who, until now plundered and robbed all the countries.